Display mattress-rack.



H. M. TAYLOR.

DISPLAY MATTRESS RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY.12, 1911.

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11 ITURIVEYS COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D. C.

Patented Mar.'12, 1912.

H. M. TAYLOR.

DISPLAY MATTRESS RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

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HOWARD MILTON TAYLOR, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DISPLAY MATTRESS-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1912.

Application filed July 12, 1911. Serial No. 638,053.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD M. TAYLon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Display Mattress-Rack, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescriptlon.

My invention relates to a display rack, and is more particularly adapted for the display of mattresses.

An object of my invention 18. to provlde a display rack of the above-indicated character which is simple in construction, and the different parts whereof may be readily telescoped.

I attain the above-outlined object by d1sposing a series of beds one above the other, all of which are pivoted to a standard and adapted to swing outwardly on the same, the end of each bed opposite the standard being supported by independent members, at the ends of which member are mounted bearings adapted to roll on the floor.

With the above and other objects in v1ew, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the present invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this speclfieation, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts 1n all the figures, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of my invention w th a mattress disposed on the lowest bed; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the beds being in collapsed position; Fig. 3 is a detailed vertical transverse section through the bottom of a leg showing the movable caster; and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

In the several figures are shown a series of superposed horizontally disposed beds 5, each of which beds comprises an elongated rectangular framework 6, the space formed by the framework being covered by a woven wire spring 7. Projecting from one end 8 of each of the beds 5 and in the plane of said beds, is a bracing plate 9, and positioned above and below the plate 9 is a twopart ferrule 10, extending through which ferrule are a pair of jam nuts 11, one nut disposed above and the other disposed below the plate 9. Passing through each of the ferrules 10, is a standard 12 of any suitable construction, preferably of cylindrical form having a broad bearing base 13 rigidly attached to the floor, the upper end of which standard is bent at right angles to its vertical part to form a wall-bracing part 141 fastened to a convenient wall 15 by means of brace plates 16. It will be seen by this construction that the beds may swing in a horizontal plane on the standard as a pivot, so that one or more of the beds may be drawn out of their teleseoped position as shown in Fig. 1, in order to display whichever mattress or mattresses desired.

Extending from the side of the bed opposite the side 8, are a pair of inverted L- shaped legs 17 substantially in the plane with the longitudinal front and rear edges of the framework 6. The horizontal portion 18 of each of the legs 17 attached to each succeeding bed counting from the top downward, is of less length than the one above, so as to permit the telescoping of a lower bed within the succeeding upper bed, and each portion 18 is of a length to permit the angle 19 of the next succeeding lower bed to clear the front leg of the next succeeding upper bed, as the lower bed swings on the standards 12.

As shown in the disclosure, the legs are attached to the framework 6 by angle irons 20 and are braced by diagonal braces 21, and the pair of legs of each bed are connected by horizontal braces 22, but it is to be understood that any suitable form of braces and attachment may be used.

As shown in Fig. 1, a mattress 23 is disposed upon the lowest bed 24. WVhile but five of these beds are shown in the disclosure, it is to be understood that any number of beds may be disposed on the standard. Should it be desired to vary the distance between succeeding beds, the jam nuts 11 may be loosened and the beds raised or lowered on the standard. In order to correspondingly vary the lengths of the legs 17, the bottom of each leg has a recess 25 extending vertically upward into which is slidably disposed a boss 26, the lower end of which carries a caster 27, which boss is held in its adjusted position by a jam nut 28. It will be seen by this construction that the several beds are adapted to swing on the standard, and, at the same time, each bed is independently supported on the floor, thereby affording a firm rigidly braced series of beds, constituting a well-braced display rack for mattresses or similar articles.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a display rack for mattresses, a standard, a series of members, one disposed above the other and adapted to swing independently on said standard, and means extending from said members on the end opposite the standard, independently support ing each of said members from the floor whereby each member may be rolled on the floor, with the standard as a pivot.

2. A series of beds superposed one above the other, each bed comprising a framework, a spring attached to said framework, a pair of L-shaped legs extending from one end of each of said beds, and a support for said beds engaging the same at a point removed from the legs, the legs of each succeeding bed being positioned farther from the support than the legs of the bed next below whereby said beds may be moved relatively one to the other on said support.

3. In a display rack for mattresses, a series of beds disposed one above the other, unitary means supporting all of said beds, and means extending from each of said beds to the ground, to additionally support each of the beds independently of each other and means whereby the position of the beds on the support may be varied.

4. Ina display rack for mattresses, a series of beds disposed one above the other, unitary means supporting all of said beds, means extending from each of said beds to the ground, to additionally support each of the beds independently of each other, and means for lengthening said last-mentioned means, whereby the distance between suc ceeding beds may be varied.

5. In a display rack for mattresses, a standard, a bed, said bed having a plate projecting from one end thereof, a ferrule positioned on said plate and surrounding said standard, a jam nut extending through said ferrule adapted to engage said standard, to hold said bed in its position on said standard, a pair of legs extending from the end of the bed opposite the standard, the lower end of each of said legs being recessed, a vertically movable caster slidably mounted in said recess, and a jam nut carried by each of said legs adapted to engage said caster to hold the same in position, said adjustable caster and said adjustable ferrule permitting a vertical adjustment of the bed on the standard.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOWARD MILTON TAYLOR.

Witnesses NM. E. SoHUL, VVM. L. MCCLEARY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

